Global Patent Index - EP 0130287 A3

EP 0130287 A3 19860219 - INTERNAL IMAGE AND BIT ARRAY FOR DISPLAY AND PRINTING OF GRAPHICS

Title (en)

INTERNAL IMAGE AND BIT ARRAY FOR DISPLAY AND PRINTING OF GRAPHICS

Publication

EP 0130287 A3 19860219 (EN)

Application

EP 84103718 A 19840405

Priority

US 49367783 A 19830511

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0130287A2] A word processing system is provided with separate data structures in system memory (4). One of these, the internal image array, stores data representative of alphanumeric data and low resolution graphic data in the form of alphanumeric character data and graphic character data. Another stores data representative of high resolution printed graphics in the form of a bit array. The data from the internal image array is applied to the display terminal of the word processing system to provide a representation of the graphic data with the alphanumeric data. The alphanumeric data only from the internal image array is merged with the high resolution graphic data in the bit array to produce the printer data stream for the printer of the word processing system.

IPC 1-7

G06F 3/153; G06K 15/10; G09G 1/16

IPC 8 full level

G06F 3/12 (2006.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01); G06F 3/153 (2006.01); G06F 17/21 (2006.01); G06K 15/10 (2006.01); G06Q 10/00 (2006.01); G06T 11/20 (2006.01); G09G 5/00 (2006.01); G09G 5/24 (2006.01); G09G 5/30 (2006.01); G09G 5/36 (2006.01); G09G 5/40 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G06F 3/14 (2013.01 - EP US); G06K 15/10 (2013.01 - EP US); G09G 5/30 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

  • [A] GB 1330748 A 19730919 - APPLIED DIGITAL DATA SYST
  • [A] US 4283723 A 19810811 - BICKLEY ROBERT H, et al
  • [A] US 4246578 A 19810120 - KAWASAKI ITARU, et al
  • [A] PATENTS ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, vol. 7, no. 2 (P-177) [1187], 19th February 1983; & JP-A-57 191 787 (HITACHI SEISAKUSHO K.K.) 25-11-1982
  • [A] XEROX DISCLOSURE JOURNAL, vol. 5, no. 6, November/December 1980, page 653, Stamford, US; E.J. CANNADY: "Bar code encoded print wheel"
  • [A] IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, vol. 22, no. 10, March 1980, pages 4345-4347, New York, US; A.F. HIGGINBOTHAM: "Fonts for graphs and signatures"

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0130287 A2 19850109; EP 0130287 A3 19860219; EP 0130287 B1 19900613; DE 3482508 D1 19900719; JP H0331272 B2 19910502; JP S606993 A 19850114; US 4555700 A 19851126

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 84103718 A 19840405; DE 3482508 T 19840405; JP 4943984 A 19840316; US 49367783 A 19830511